Question

consider the population of northern pike over the time period previously shown. over this time period, pike with shorter body lengths were less likely to survive and reproduce than pike with longer body lengths. this means that having a shorter body length was less advantageous than having a longer body length. complete the following statements to construct the explanation that is best supported by the information above. having a shorter body length may have been less advantageous than having a longer body length because pike with shorter body lengths were likely to be caught and eaten. this may have been because the populations environment had large pike than humans using nets.

Explanation:

Shorter pike are less likely to survive, so they are more likely to be prey (caught/eaten). The environment factor causing this survival difference is likely predators (large pike) rather than human nets, as the trait relates to body length advantage against natural predators.

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